hers as the old fantasy of Emily shiverin

I said. "I promise

a short drive to her apartment, I held onto her hand the entire way there. The car was silent, but not

eeply into my personal affairs. My new life required

if we had shared a quick fuck the night I first saw her. In any case, I looked up to her as a role model. I had elevated her to more than just

g for so long would be

. By the time I reached her, she had already gotten one foot in front of the ot

r behind her, she did not

lanned to kiss her good-bye after

nk lips as she looked up at me. In response t

he said.,

f the upscale townhouses, which were paved in brick. I

ical apartments. Before she could unlock the door, I gently squeezed her fingers to get her undivid

nging me back. It was

touched her once. I certainly couldn't have finished out my shift behind the bar. All I would have b

cal proximity; rather, she turned her face toward my palm, inviting more. I hooked my thumb under her chin and slid my fingers int

she deserved. By pressing my lips against hers, I elicited

arms coiled around the nape of my neck, and she p

felt before. So that I could get a better look inside her mou

ocktail she'd sipped at the bar and something darker, more delicious. Her b

vered in my hold, but it wasn't the chilly night air that elicited the resp

She stared up at me, breathing hard. Her pupils were dilated, the

ome inside?" she a

nod

both. I reached around her and closed my fingers over hers, firmly turning the knob and pushing the door

r bedroom. I hadn't expected such boldness from her, but the raw need that drove